Brindle & Blonde salon opened last week in Grand Rapids' Monroe North business district with a mission to offer personalized hair styling services for customers who want a relaxing, one-on-one salon experience.
Located on the corner of Monroe North and Trowbridge (600 N. Monroe Ave.) in the same building as the
Speak EZ Lounge, the salon's bright atmosphere plays up the abundance of daylight that streams through two walls of windows.
The natural daylight was a big selling point of the space, says Salon Manager Molly Savage. She says that salon owners Whitney Hewitt and Jamie Brinks "wanted to keep it peaceful and relaxing and inviting."
Hewitt and Brinks met some six years ago when they both worked at Echo salon. Both dreamed of having their own salons one day. Brindle & Blonde employs six stylists, all of whom have several years' experience in hair styling.
The salon offers a selection of hair and body products, plus styling services for men and women, including custom cuts and styles, hair coloring, facial waxing, formal hairstyles, hair extensions, body wraps, and makeup application. The salon is also busy creating specialty services for brides and bridal parties.
"When you walk in the door, you'll start with a consultation with a stylist to talk about what you like about your hair and what you don't like about it," Savage says. "You can bring in a photograph and the stylist will consult on if that style works for you. We want to get your hair style to where you'll love it."
Source: Molly Savage, Brindle & Blonde
Writer: Deborah Johnson Wood, Development News Editor
Images courtesy of Brindle & Blonde Salon
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